2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 20–9[1] and lost in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to Pacific.

2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 71–79 vs. Pacific
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2004–05 record20–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coachJamie Dixon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Boston College13–3 .813  25–5  .833
No. 13 Connecticut13–3 .813  23–8  .742
No. 19 Villanova11–5 .688  24–8  .750
Pittsburgh10–6 .625  20–9  .690
Notre Dame9–7 .563  17–12  .586
Georgetown8–8 .500  19–13  .594
West Virginia8–8 .500  24–11  .686
Providence4–12 .250  14–17  .452
Seton Hall4–12 .250  12–16  .429
Rutgers2–14 .125  10–19  .345
St. John's*3–13 .188  9–18  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**0–5 .000  12–7  .632
† 2005 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 20*
 No. 17 Howard W 81–55  1–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24*
 No. 16 Robert Morris W 83–59  2–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27*
 No. 16 Loyola (MD) W 93–57  3–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 1*
 No. 13 St. Francis (PA) W 65–41  4–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 4*
 No. 13 Duquesne W 87–57  5–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7*
 No. 11 vs. Memphis
Jimmy V Classic		 W 70–51  6–0
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 11*
 No. 11 at Penn State W 84–71  7–0
 Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
December 18*
 No. 10 Coppin State W 73–42  8–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*
 No. 10 Richmond W 69–60  9–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29*
 No. 10 South Carolina W 72–68  10–0
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 2*
 No. 10 Bucknell L 66–69  10–1
 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5
 No. 16 Georgetown L 64–67  10–2
(0–1)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 8
 No. 16 at Rutgers W 66–63 OT 11–2
(1–1)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 15
 No. 20 Seton Hall W 67–63  12–2
(2–1)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18
 No. 21 at St. John's L 62–65  12–3
(2–2)		 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 22
 No. 21 at No. 16 Connecticut
College GameDay		 W 76–66  13–3
(3–2)		 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
January 29
 No. 20 No. 4 Syracuse W 76–69  14–3
(4–2)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31
 No. 20 Providence W 86–66  15–3
(5–2)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 5
 No. 16 at West Virginia L 78–83 OT 15–4
(5–3)		 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 8
 No. 18 St. John's W 55–44  16–4
(6–3)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 12
 No. 18 Notre Dame W 68–66  17–4
(7–3)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14
 No. 18 at No. 8 Syracuse W 68–64  18–4
(8–3)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 20
 No. 17 at No. 25 Villanova L 72–80  18–5
(8–4)		 The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 23
 No. 18 West Virginia L 66–70  18–6
(8–5)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 26
 No. 18 No. 17 Connecticut L 64–73  18–7
(8–6)		 Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28
 No. 18 at No. 3 Boston College W 72–50  19–7
(9–6)		 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 5
 No. 24 at Notre Dame W 85–77  20–7
(10–6)		 Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 10*
 No. 22 (5) vs. No. 19 (4) Villanova
Big East Tournament		 L 58–67  20–8
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 17*
 (9) vs. (8) No. 22 Pacific
NCAA Tournament		 L 71–79  20–9
 Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Roster
2004–05 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 13 Keith Benjamin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 24 Marcus Bowman  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoRichland Northeast Columbia, SC
G 3 Yuri Demetris  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrShaler Area Glenshaw, PA
F 0 John DeGroat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMonticello Newburgh, NY
G 22 Antonio Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
C 33 Aaron Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg) SoEmmaus Emmaus, PA
F 14 Levon Kendall  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoKitsilano Vancouver, British Columbia
G 11 Carl Krauser  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNotre Dame Academy Bronx, NY
F 21 Mark McCarroll  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrChrist the King Queens, NY
F 20 Dante Milligan  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTrinity-Pawling New York, NY
G 4 Ronald Ramón 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAll Hallows Bronx, NY
G 15 Charles Small  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMartin Luther King Detroit, MI
F 23 Chris Taft 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoXaverian Brooklyn, NY
F 2 Chevon Troutman  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrWilliamsport Area Williamsport, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Joe Lombardi
  • Barry Rohrssen
  • Pat Sandle
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20

References
  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pittsburgh/2005-schedule.html
  2. . Retrieved 2015-Dec-20.
  3. . Retrieved 2015-Dec-20.
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